Side-delivery rotary rake



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN MOSCHEL, OF OTTUINIWA, IOWA, .ASSIGNOR TO THE DAIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF IOWA, OF OTTUMWA, IOWA, A. CORPORATION 0F IOWA.

SIDE-DELIVERY ROTARY BAKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

Application led July 10, 1919. Serial No. 309,837.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it lmownthat I, HERMAN MosoHEL, a citizen'of the United States, and aV resident of Ottumwa, in thecounty of Wapello and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Side-Delivery Rotary Rakes', of which the following is a specification,`reference being hadto the ac- 4eompanying drawings.

forward or inner reel-head, suchmecha4 nism comprising, ordlnarily, a set of gears in connection with each tooth bar and a single other gear that lies centrally of the sev eral sets `and-is in meshwith the inner gear of each of said sets.` Y f It has been the common practlce to provide at the rear of the diagonally-arrangedv reelframe means for supporting such frame, such meansV Ausually being one or more caster-wheels, and between these caster-wheels and the frame a Yrelative adjust ment could be effected, the frame during such adjustment turning about the main axle of the machine as an axis. In such adjustment, of course, itis evident that the outer or rear end of the frame and the outer or rear end of the reel' supported therein would move through a greater arc than the forward or inner end of the frame and reel, and asit is sometimes deemed desirable that the other or inner end of the reel be given a greater amount of vertical movement than is given to suchendby the character of adjustment referred to above, various attempts have been made to provide for this supplemental adjustment, but such supplemental Vadjustment has always been, so farA as I know, of a character that affected the frame itself. It is the object of this invention to provide means for separately and independently adjusting the inner end of the reel as distinguished-from any adjustment of the frame that carries the reel with it. I accomplishthis object by the means fshown in the drawings and hereinafter particularly described. That which I believe to be new is set forth in the claims. l

In the drawings,-

Ifigure 1 is a top or plan view ofa sidedelivery rotary hay rake embodying my improved means for effecting a vertical ad justment of the reel with respect to its supporting frame;

F 1g. 2 is a sectional detail of the forward or inner reel-head and the gearing carried thereby, and showing also the `means for adjusting such gearing to effect a change in the angle. of the rake-teeth;

F 1g. 3 1s a detail, being a horizontal central section through the means that operatlvely connect the main rotating axle of the machine with the reel-sha-ft, and by a portion of which means the reel-shaft can be adjusted vertically;

Fig 4 is a detail, being an inner face view of the internally-geared head carried by and rotatable with the bevel pinion that 1s driven from the driving gear on the anxle of the machine, showing also the pinion that 1s in Iconstant mesh with the internal gear of said head.r Some parts are shown in seetion, the section being taken 'at line 4 4 of Fig. 3 g` and Fig. 5 is a detail of the pin on the cranked end of which is loosely mounted the pinion that meshes with the said internal gear of the head.

Referring to the several Vfigures of the drawings,-1010,indicate a pair of carrying wheels mounted upon an axle 11 and such axle will be so connected with the wheels as to be rotated during the forward movement of the machine, but not rotated when the machine is backed. Such connecting means between an axle and a wheel are well understood in the art, and, therefore, I have not deemed it necessary to here illustrate the same. 12 indicates an ordinary diagonally-disposed reel-frame whichV is connected with the axle 11so as Vto rock freely thereon ywhen the frame is adjusted relative to its usual rear ground-engaging support or supports. As shown, the connection of the frame with the axle is by means of a bent'supplemental frame section 13 that is rigidly connected with and forms an ex-V tension of the main frame 12, 13a indicating a diagonal frame member that connects thev transverse front bar and one ofthe side bars of the supplemental frame member 13 together` and toY which diagonal framemem-` ber 13, it will be noted, the front bar of the frame 12 is bolted. This diagonal `frame member 13a'is -heretreated and considered as a part of the reel-frame inasmuch as itis connected to the parts that constitute the frame proper and also because, as pointed out hereinafter, it serves as a support for part of the actuating devices of the reel.V Two ground-engaging supports are shown, each comprisinga caster-wheel 14 located infrear of the diagonally-extending reel-frame 12.`

Each caster-wheel is mounted in a yoke 15 Vfromwliich rises a standard 16` that has a .sliding connection in bearings carried by an arm 17 projecting rearwardly from the frame. From each standard extends a connection that comprises'a chain member 1S anda link member 19, the forward ends of j the link members Vof both the connections being pivotally secured to a common adjusting lever that is mounted on the usual long trussbar 20 that extends from the wheeled supportbaclr and over the reel-frame. The

chain members 18 ofeach of these connec` tions pass under suitable pulleys journaled on the reel-frame so that when a pull is eX- erted on the connections 18-19 by means of their common lever on the'truss bar the frame andthe reel carried by the vframe will be adjusted vertically relative to the supporting caster wheels. The details of this frameadjusting mechanism are fully shown and described in the pending allowed application of Leon R. Clausen, Serial No. 129,877.

The reel that isrotatably mounted in the frame 12 comprises two heads-connected together by a plurality of bars,'to which bars the rake-teeth are connected in the usual manner. The inner or forward one of these reel-heads is indicated by 21 and the outer or rear reel-head is indicated by 22. The tooth bars above mentioned are indicated by 23, and, as is usually the c ase, three such barsr wil-l be employed. 24 indicate guards that are secured to the front and rear members of the reel-frame, their function being to strip from the rake-teeth any hay that might tendy to be carried around by the teeth.

The inner or forward reel-head 21 will have rotatably secured on its outer face a plurality of sets of gears, one set being provided for each tooth bar, the outer gear of Veach set being keyed-or otherwise secured to the forward rend of one of the tooth bars as usualfln Fig.'2 is shown a sectional view Ythrough one of these sets of gears, the outer one of the set-being the one through which one of the tooth bars extends and' to which it is secured-being indicated by 25, Vand l the other member of the set shown being indicated by 26-the gear 26 being journaled upon Ya pin 27 made fast to the reel-head.

Each gear member 26 of the several sets is in mesh with a smaller central gear 28 which is normally held'against rotation, 'but which on account of its 'being mounted upon a cylindrical hub member, as shown, may be rocked on such hub member in order to effect a change in the position of thel several tooth bars so as to incline to the desired extent the rake-teethY that arev carried by such'bars. In

said Fig. 2 there is shown a lever andmovable sector construction, by the "use of which this rocking of the central gear may be accomplished.A The lever is indicated by 29. It is rigidly fixed at its inner end-to thecential gear 28V and its outer end portionextends alongside of the sector referred to solas to be locked thereto at any desired point by means ofv an ordinary spring latch Von theV lever. The sector referred toisindicated by 30. Itis pivotally attached' at 313to the front bar of the reel-frame 12. This lever and pivoted sector construction isv set forth more in detail'in Letters Patent No. 1,283,67 4, A dated October 29, 1917 ,granted upon the ap-l plication of one Leon-R. Clausen.V Y

32 indicates the usual central shaft of the reel and upon which the reel-heads 21 and 22 are suitably secured so as to rotate therewith,

the .shaft being preferably angular iny To permit of thisindependent adjustment of i the inner or forward endo-f the reel-shaft without in any manner interfering with its free rotation I provide ythe lfollowing construction and arrangement of parts.V

33 indicates a bevel gear provided with Y comparatively long hub 34 which'is Vjour-v naled in a bearing 35 that is best made in the, form of a two-part cylindrical boxing for convenience of assembling the parts, the

by arms 36 and 37 extending, respectively,

fromtlie axle 11 and the frame bar 13a.

Thearm 36 is shown ras formed integral with one member of the bearing and having at its forward end aY sleeve portion 38 that surrounds the axle.Y VThe inner end of the elongated hub 34 carries an annularA flanged head 39 which.` asshownfis preferably made integral vwith the Vhub member.

On the inner face of the flangel of the 'head1 ioo i -two parts beingbolted together, asy usualf vand held in place in theV construction shown 39 are formed teeth that constituteY anY internal gear, indicated by 40,V with which there is constantly in mesh a pinion-41 that is rotatably mounted upon the-cranked end 42 of a shaft 43 the body of which passes through andy is journaled in the elongated hub 34. The outer end of the crankedshaft 43 is squared or faced as at 44 '(see F ig. 5) to adapt it to have non-rotatably fitted thereon a lever 45 which will be held to thecrank shaft by a nut 46secured against it as shown. The lever can be locked in'any desired adjusted position by means of an ordinary latch (not shown) carried by itthatengages a notched segment 45'L secured to theframework. The. pinion 42 has a projection 47 extending centrally from that face that lies opposite the end of the reel, and'said projection is provided with `an angular recess of a size and shapeto properly receive and hold the end of the angular reel-shaft 32, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. i

Upon the axle 11 there is mounted a bevel drive gear 48 which will be connected to the axle at will by any suitable clutchmechanism,-such a clutch mechanism being indicated generally by 49. The gear 48 is in mesh withthe gear 39 and through such'intermeshing the reel will be driven. In this driving operation it is, of course, evident that as the bevel gear 33 rotates it carries around with it the annular head 39 that is made fast to the hub of the gear 33. Such rotating of the head 39 necessarily rotates the pinion 41 that is journaled on the crank 42 of the cranked shaft 43 because such pinionis in constant mesh with the internal gear or" such head, and by reason ofthe reel-shaft being fixedly secured in the central socket of the pinionv 41 such reel-shaft is properly rotated. During the rotation of these parts as described, the lever is, of course, held in lockedV position and thus no movement, other than the rotating one described, can be hadby the shaft-holding pinion 41. However, if it be desired to raise or lo-wer the inner end-of the reel Aa stroke of the lever 45 in the proper direction will, of course, turn the crank shaft 43 and thus Y cause a movement up or down of the pinion 41 and the reel-shaft carried thereby, the pinion, of course, turning to bring it to a higher or lower position in the head 39, but by reason of the radius of the crank of the shaft 43 it always remains in contact with the internal gear, and hence in whatever position it may be adjusted to it will be rotated as before described and so rotate the reel-shaft. It is evident that as the crank shaft 43 is turned to carry the pinion 41 either up or down from the position shown in Fig. 4, it will necessarily carry the reelshaft slightly forward or to the rear, but such forward or rear movement will not be to an extent suiiicient to impair the raking function of the reel nor will such slight forward and back movement be interfered with by reason of the fact that the gear mechanism carried by the reel-head 21 is connected through the lever 29 and Sector 30 with the front bar of the rigid reel-frame. If such connection of the reel-head gear mechanism with the frame were of a rigid character it would interfere with the adjustment of the reel-shaft as described, but by reason'of the sector'being pivoted in place, as described, it will yield su'hiciently When required so that no such possible interference with the freeadjustment of the reel-shaft can occur. I

What I claim as m invention and desire to secure by Letters atent, is`

1. In a rotary rake, the combination of a wheeled supportl comprising a rotating axle, a frame 'in rearv of Said support and connected therewith, a reel on said frame comprising a shaft rotatably supported at one of its ends'in said frame, means for rotating and' verticali adjusting theV other end of they shaft, said means comprising a head having an internal gear, a crank-shaft projecting into said head, a pinion rotatably mounted upon a turned end of the crankshaft `and in mesh with said internal gear and aflixed to one end of said shaft, means for rotating said head, and other means for turning said crank-shaft.

2. In a side-delivery rotary rake, the combination of a wheeled support comprising a rotating axle, a diagonally-arranged frame in rear of said wheeled support and connected therewith, a rotatable reel in said frame comprising a shaft, la driving gear and a driven gear on the axle and frame, respectively, for rotating said reel-shaft from the axle, a pinion aiiixed to the inner endof the reel-shaft andphaving its axis eccentric to the axis of said driven gear, means connecting said pinion with said driven gear and constantly rotatingit therefromduring the forward motion of the machine, and means for vertically adjusting said pinion and the reel-shaft connected therewith.

3. In a side-delivery rotary rake, the combination of a wheeled support comprising rotating axle, a frame connected to said support and extending diagonally in the rear thereof, a reel comprising a shaft journaled at its outer or rear end in said frame, a driving gear and a driven gear on the axle and frame, respectively, for rotating said reel-shaft from the axle, a pinion affixed to the inner end of the Ireel-shaft and having its axis eccentric te the axis of said driven gear, means connecting said pinion with said driven gear and rotating it therefrom during the forward motion of the machine, a crank-shaft journaled in the hub of said driven gear and upon the cranked end of which said pinion is mounted, and a lever connected to said crank-shaft for rocking it.

4. In a side-delivery rotary rake, the

combination of a Wheeled support,a diago- Vnally-arranged frame in rear thereof and connected therewith, a rotatable r'eel in said frame comprising a shaft, -a pinion affixed tothe forward end of said shaft, a rotating `member having an internal gear with Which said pinion is in constant engagement, a crank-shaft on Whlch said .pinion 1s journaled, means for rocking said crank-shaft toV vertically adjustthe pinion and ,the"reel-l to the forward endof said shaft, a rotating member journaled in the frame and having a gear at one end and a head with an internalv gear at the other end, a crank-shaft journaled in said member and having said pinion rotatively mounted on its cranked'k end, said pinion being constantly in mesh with said internal gear, means for rocking said crankshaft to vertically adjust the pinion and the reel-shaft attached thereto, and means actuated by the forward movement of the machine for driving the gear of said rotatable member. v Y

6. In a side-delivery rotary rake, the com-V bination of a wheeled support comprising a'rotating axle, a frame connected to said support and extending diagonally to the rear thereof, a reel comprising a shaft journaled at its outer or rear end in said frame, a pinion affixed to the .other end of said shaft, a rotatable head havingl an internal gear in constant mesh With said pinion, a crank-shaft upon the cranked end of which said pinion is rotatably mounted, means for turning said crank-shaft to adjust the pinion relatively to said head and to vertically Lenen Y adjust the shaft to `which theV pinion is Vaffixed, and means for driving said'head from said rotating axle. Y Y Y 7 In a side-delivery rotary rake, the combination of a Wheeled support comprising a rotating axle,'a frame connected to said support and extending diagonally to the rear thereof, a reel comprising a shaft'journaled at its outer 0r rear end in said frame, a gear'journaled .in the frame' adjacent to said inner endV of the shaft, a head connected with said vgear and provided with an internal gear,a crank-shaft passing through said first-mentioned gear, a pinion affixed to said reel-shaft and rotatably mounted on the cranked end of the crank-'shaft and in constant mesh with lsaid internal gear, means for turning said crank-shaft tov adjust the' pinion relatively to Said head and -to vertically adjustlthe shaft to Whichthe pinion is attached, and meansffor rotating said first-mentioned .gearfandl its 'attached head 1 from said "rotating axle. y Y e Y 8.V ,In a Yside-delivery rake, theV combination of a Wheeledk support comprising a rotating axle,ra diagonally-arranged frame pivotally connected with and Yin rear of said Wheeled support, a reel rotatably supported in said frame and comprising a shaft, means for rocking said frame to adjust it and therreel verticall ,gears on the axle and frame, respective y, and opera-l tively fconnected With eachother, ya crankshaft journaledin the hub of the said gear on the frame, a Vpinion journaled on thev crank portion of saidv shaft'and fixedly con-f` nected tothe inner. end of the reel-shaft, a

rotary head connected with and driven byV said last-named gear and provided with an internalY gear thatV is constantly in mesh Withsaidl pinion, and.. means kfor vertically adjusting said pinion to' cause a vertical in-V dependent adjustment of the reel.

HLRMAN` MosoHEnQ 

